Garmin Flight Deck 100 Marine Instruments User Manual


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190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
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Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
4.4 MODE S TRANSPONDER
The Mode S Transponders provide Mode A, Mode C, and Mode S interrogation and reply capabilities. Diversity
incorporates antennas mounted on the top and bottom of the aircraft for dependable operation while maneuvering.
Selective addressing or Mode Select (Mode S) capability includes the following features:
•Level-2replydatalinkcapability(usedtoexchangeinformationbetweenaircraftandATCfacilities)
•Surveillanceidentiercapability
•FlightID(FlightIdentication)reporting–TheModeSTransponderreportsaircraftidenticationaseitherthe
aircraftregistrationorauniqueFlightID.
•Altitudereporting
•Airbornestatusdetermination
•Transpondercapabilityreporting
•ModeSEnhancedSurveillance(EHS)requirements
•Acquisitionsquitter–Acquisitionsquitter,orshortsquitter,isthetransponder24-bitidenticationaddress.
The transmission is sent periodically, regardless of the presence of interrogations. The purpose of acquisition
squitteristoenableModeSgroundstationsandaircraftequippedwithatrafcavoidancesystemtorecognize
thepresenceofModeS-equippedaircraftforselectiveinterrogation.
TheHazardAvoidanceSectionprovidesmoredetailsontrafcavoidancesystems.
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